Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-08-13

remember the $500 If you do not speak tp
your uncle abs,st that shall be even with
hiuA Almightyi what thing it h 70 have
good heart and 10 love to help your friends!
Wen, good day, good day. and of he can
tered On his tat pony ais broad face shining
with q look Of unutterabIe benevolence.
-Jew cast look Of contempt after him and
then went on toward the camp TO fetch tn.
sstions. .-s -,
When che got back TO 1.-THE Palatial" sh.
told John what had taken place, and sug-
gested that 1t would be as well, In case tliers
should be favorable reply to her request, t.
have everything prepared for Q start, and &C.
cordirgly tho cart was brought down and stood
outside "The Palatial," and john unscrswed
the patent caps and. fllled them with castor
oil. and ordered Mouti to keep the horses,
which were all wc,l, though poor" from want
okpsoper SYad, wsR within hait. : ~
Nsanwhas, old Hans pprsued the jerky
tenor Of his way for an hour or 90, till be
came In sight Of small red house.
Presently, from the shadow In front Of the
rcd house emerged . horsemsn, mounted on .
powerful black herse. Tbs horseuan-a
stern, handsome, bearded n,an--put his hand
about his eyes to shade them from the sun,
and gAzed up the road Then he seemed to
suddenly strike. bis spurs inte the horse, for
the animal gave q sudden bound forward, and
came sweeping towards Hans at . hand
eallop. -. -. ,..ls-a -, r. ~ r..
"Ahl II is that devil Of man, Frank Mul-
lori" calculated Hans snow wonder what
he wantsi always feel cold down the back
when he comes near NO."
BY this tiule the plunging black horse was
being reined u2 alongside Of his pony 20
sharply that it rearcd till its great hoofs were
paving tho air within few inches Of Hans
head.
"AlmightyIr n said the old man, tugging his
pony round. "Bs careful, nephew, be care
full I do not wish to be crushed like
beetle" ..- ........
Frank Muller-for II was he-smilsd He
had made his horse rear purposely. In order
to frighten the old man, whom he knew to b
On aarant coward.
"Why have you been 50 longi and what
have you done with the Engkshmeni You
should have been back half an hour ago.
~And so should, nephew, and 80 should,
II had not been detained. Surely you do
not suppose that would linger In the &C.
cursed placei BAH" and he spat upon che
=
get the taste of them out Of ny month "a.
"Your are Q liar, Uncle Coetzee," was tho
cool answer. English with the English, Boer
with the Bosr. You blow neither hos nor
cold. Be careful lest we show yon up. ]
know you and your talk Do you remesnhsr
what you were saying to the -Englishmsn
Mel in the Inn yard at lWskkerstroom whsn
you turned and saw met heard, and do
not forget. You know what happens 20 q
'iAnd betrayefTnf va s.ss .5s, -.3. VA t.g
Hans teeth positively chattered, and hi
dorid faco blanched with fear.
"What do you mean, nephswi" he asked
1I-sh!-I mean nothing. was only
speaking word Of warning to you as q
friend have heard things said about you
by"--snd no dropped his voice and whispeyed
. name at the sound Of which poor Hans
turned winter than ever.
"Wcll, went on his tormentor, when he
had sufficiently enjoyed his terror, "what
sort of terms did you make in Pictorial"
"Oh. good, nephew, good, he gabhled, do
lighted to got on fresh subject. ~ found
the Englishmen supple as q tanned skin
They will give up their twelve prisoners for
our four The men are to be in by 10 to-mor-
row. told their commandant about Laing's
Mex and Ingogo, and he would not believe
me-. He thought lied like himself. They
are getting hungry there now. saw Q
Hottentot knew there, and he told me that
their bones were beginning to show"
~Tbey will be through the skin before long" {"
niuttered Frank. "Well, here we are at the
house The general is there. He has just
come up from Heidelberg, and you can make
your report to him. Did you fnd out ebout
the Englishman--Capt. Nieli Is IL true that
he Is deadI'
"No, he Is not dead By the way, met
ON Crofts niece-the dark one. She Is shut
up there with the captain, and she begged me
70 try and get them pass to 60 home. OF
course told her that it was nonsense, and
that they must stop and starve with the
others."
Muller, who had been listening to this last
piece Of information with intense interest,
suddenly checked his horse and answered:
@Did youi Then you are a bigger fool than
I thought you. Who gate you authority to
decide whether thsy should have pass or
notP